"We can start right away, Your Grace," the doctor said, his voice brimming with a sharp, decisive energy as he began gathering my notebook and his notes into a neat pile. "In fact, if you have the time, I’d like to show you down to the lower lab. I took the liberty of setting up a small, isolated space in the clinic’s basement earlier today."
My eyes widened in surprise. "You already set up a lab?"
"Just a preliminary workstation," he chuckled, standing up and motioning toward his office door. "After our conversation on Tuesday, I couldn't simply sit on my hands. I brought in two of our top pack chemists this morning to prepare the baseline equipment, sterilize the glassware, and start processing the raw herbal components. They’ve only been at it for a few hours, but having your direct m
